‘ROUND TOWN
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GALA NETTLES While Christmas Day and all its celebrations is a wrap, New Year’s Day with all of its celebrations is on the horizon. For most of us that means closing all of that paperwork for 2022.
Winter storm called ‘once in a generation’
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An arctic storm that swept through the state bringing low temperatures and high winds also affected roughly two-thirds of the country’s population, according to the National Weather Service, bringing the coldest Christmas in decades to parts of the country.
PATRICK HENRY ROSS
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Patrick Henry Ross passed away on December 19,2022 at the age of 73. Patrick was born on December 9, 1949 in Houston, TX to JB Ross and Nancy Jane (Foster) Ross. He graduated from Milby High School in 1968. He attended Sam Houston State University where he received a Bachelor of Science and a Master’s Degree. Patrick served in the Army Reserve Military Police from 1972 until 1978.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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Dear Madison County Residents, I really appreciate the continued support from our community and the great participation in the meeting I held a few of weeks ago. I was happy to get as much information as I did and enjoyed providing some information on our plans and vision for the future. Since the meeting was so productive, I do intend to hold more. I have been constantly reminded that our county is full of well-intentioned good folks who truly care about one another. One of the big ideas that is taking shape from the meeting is “road communities” which will include designated contact people for communication. The purpose behind this would be to identify one or more people on each road to help me coordinate, schedule, and communicate with their neighbors. They would also set up meetings with the primary road users to discuss upcoming projects and get more detailed input on the problems needing to be addressed. To date I have 8 volunteers set up to begin work in this area. If you would like information on the contact person for your area, please call my office.
VERA “JEANNINE” FLETCHER
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Vera “Jeannine” Fletcher, 92, of Hilltop Lakes, Texas passed away on December 17, 2022 in Madisonville, Texas. Jeannine was born on July 11, 1930 to William Parem Posey, Jr. and Vera Pearl (Alders) Posey in Houston, Texas. Jeannine was a member of Harmony Baptist Church. She also got her private pilots license when she was sixty years old. Jeannine was very talented with her hands. She played the piano, organ and accordion, and she was skilled with working calculators in accounting. The most significant thing about Jeannine is the fact she was a believer in Jesus Christ and is in Heaven waiting for us who also have trusted Christ as Savior and Lord Jeannine was preceded in death by both of her parents; and granddaughter, Melissa Dawn Fletcher. She is survived by her husband of seventy-four years and four months, Robert George Fletcher, Jr. of Hilltop Lakes, Texas; sons, Robert Michael Fletcher (Cynthia) of Midlothian, Texas, Donald Raymond Fletcher (Vanita) of Augusta, Georgia, Craig Brian Fletcher (Missi) of Willis, Texas; grandchildren, Paul, Abby, Tim, Marsha, Melissa, Ben, Stephanie, Lynn, Lauren, Leslie; great-grandchildren, Bailee, Noah, Emma, Lillian, Caleb, Anna Beth, Carson, Bear, Axel, Anna, James, Owen, Erin, Daniel, Joshua, Annie Lee, Gus; and brother, William Parem Posey, III (Marcia) of Webster, Texas.
Winter Storm causes outages in Madisonville
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Reports of outages were coming in on Thursday, December 22, after Winter Storm Elliot blew through the state of Texas; it’s reported that more than 2,000 Entergy customers lost power. It took roughly four hours for the power to come back in some parts of Madison County and the City of Madisonville; these outages occurred on the northwest side of Madisonville as well as Interstate 45 and Highway 75.
DPS Encourages Everyone to be Safe and Aware this Holiday Season
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AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is encouraging everyone to end 2022 safely as they travel and spend time with family and friends this holiday season. The Texas Highway Patrol will conduct its annual Christmas and New Year’s holiday traffic enforcement campaign beginning Dec. 23 and will be out on the roads looking for people who are speeding, not wearing their seat belts, driving while intoxicated or committing other traffic violations.
JAIL LOG
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The following persons were arrested or booked into the Madison County jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
NEWS OF THE WEIRD
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LEAD STORY -- THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT On Dec. 11 in Katwe Kabatoro, Uganda, a 2-year-old boy was playing near a lake when a hungry, hungry hippo “grabbed ...
Museum Musing: Local History Musings
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I’ve always felt bad for folks with birthdays at New Year’s, because often they don’t get their due celebration. Other major life events are probably somewhat neglected then too. Therefore today’s Musings focuses on folks for which December 31 or January 1 had lots of impact. Facts were drawn from “A History of Madison County, Texas”, the first edition.
